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  1. aufmerksam

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    Got the Denon, not disappointed. It is still (very) early days, but it does what I need pretty damn well, and rocks 4 pcm-1702's and balanced outs, which is an interesting listen straight into the mojo2. Guy was super nice, a true audio geek. All three were in incredible shape, and denon has original (working) remote. I learned the Sony is the most expensive to repair, has no coax digital out, and the guy was really hesitant to sell the marantz. Fine by me. Thanks again all who chimed in.
     
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    If I had two DACs, one amp, and a pair of headphones (I do, in fact) and wanted to compare the sound of the two DACs (I do, in fact want to do this) by wiring their outputs through a switchbox into my amp, where would I find a switchbox that can do that?
     
  3. JK47

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    Schiit sys... According to Schiit, if the potentiometer is turned all the way up, the signal will pass straight through. I run one in reverse... My turntable feeds the sys, then I switch between my Mjolnir 2 and Elekit TU-8200dx.
     
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    Thanks! That looks perfect.
     
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    Thanks! I think I'm 2 cents closer to my Camaro from that purchase!

    The cool thing is that you can also reverse the switch around (and use dual RCA to stereo phono adapters) to switch between two amps with a single headphone. It's kind of a cool setup to A/B stuff. You can get a random person to switch around the plugs and then hide the wiring from your sight so you can do blind tests. The problem of course is that you can probably tell which amp is which if they have different gains.
     
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    Yeah... I'm also gonna order a cheapo spl meter to try to level-match components. Hope that works.
     
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    At the Big Sound 2015, Tyll was using a digital multimeter to level match amps.
     
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    That sounds a lot easier. I'm imagining a 60hz tone in and measuring the AC voltage out of the amp?
     
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    I couldn't say for sure, best to ask one of the other fella's here with more experience, or even Tyll himself.
     
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    I'm so relieved to be listening to an over ear headphone again. Just got a HD600 (again), Magni 2 and Modi 2. Maybe a little bright (as the HD600 can be) but overall... Loving it. I was really tempted by the V2, and still may go that way, but this has been awesome.

    Anyways, i tried the Er4s on the setup (it takes a bigger turn on the volume pot than the HD600 for the same volume, surprisingly). But the ER4S sounded so thin... It made me want a pair of portable over ears again. What portable(ish) closed ear do you find similar in tone to the hd6*0? Any thoughts on the Momentum 2, maybe? Other suggestions?

    Edit: anyone here tried the MSR7?
     
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    Hey guys,

    I'm excited to add an HD650 to the collection soon. Best solid state amp under $3000? If only synergy with the HD650 is considered....

    Thanks!
     
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    Do you need balanced?
     
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    I got to hear the AT msr7 at the Denver Meets. Pretty nicely balanced and not too crispy up top or bloated on the bottom compared to some other AT cans. Still had a bit of grain in the upper mids or lower treble and the cups were too small for my dumbo ears. Overall, worthy of an audition.
     
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    Yes, in case I upgrade the cable but an SE suggestion would also be great.
     
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    When it comes to the HD-650 Hands is the master but my suggestions from just a recent listening:

    Eddie Current Black Widow - Just sounded amazing with this amp we will see the BW revision hopefully a bit later but it's definitely a contender. To me this felt just like it synergized well. Very detailed, liquid sound, and great soundstage.

    Schiit Ragnarok - Sounded really good I don't think it sounded better than the Black Widow. The best part about the rag though is that there is a lot of options with pairings on this amp so if you were to pick this up if you wanted something ASAP I don't think you could go wrong. Also good soundstage, I felt that the details when comparing with the Rag were a little off but not by much.

    Ask Hands I was hoping to look for the amps he uses but he is the HD-650 master. It's almost like the HD-650 was created specifically for Hands and everything has to be at the HD-650s level for it to even be considered by him :) .
     
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    I like the Black Widow a lot. I don't look at many solid state amps these days. I think a good tube amp is the way to go with HD650.

    Also can't rule out Lyr 2 or Mjolnir 2 with SS tubes.
     
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    Thank you both for the quick response. The Black Widow seems to be a big favourite at SBAF. Craig won't take my money till November but I'm willing to wait. I'm after a TOTL setup and I'm going to be using the HD650 as a benchmark, won't spend the money unless something else blows it away. Headphone pricing has gone crazy.
     
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    The Rag is really good but a bit sharp for my tastes. Honestly I wouldn't blow big money unless on a tube amp.
     
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